Which country or map area contains Punakha?
Punakha is shown within Bhutan in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Bhutan
- Region name
- Punakha
- Approximate latitude
- 27.7° north
- Approximate longitude
- 89.8° east
- Country capital
- Thimphu
- Country currency
- Bhutanese ngultrum, Indian rupee
- World region
- Southern Asia
Quick answers about Punakha
What kind of place is Punakha?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Punakha on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 27.7° north latitude and 89.8° east longitude.
What is the capital of Bhutan?
The country capital is Thimphu.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.